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What kind of weathering is frost weathering?

Physical weathering


Is frost action mechanical or chemical weathering?

Frost action is a type of mechanical weathering. It occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, and causes the rock to break apart.


What is is the common kind of mechanical weathering?

frost wedging ?


Fast physical weathering in rocks?

Ice wedging (frost action)


What do you call a particular frost action which is an example of mechanical weathering?

The particular frost action that is an example of mechanical weathering is called frost wedging. This occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, and ultimately causes the rock to break apart.


What is the common form of weathering at high latitude and high altitude locations?

Frost action


What kind of weathering occurs fastest in cold wet climates?

frost wedging


What are 3 kinds of physical weathering?

Frost action, alternating wetting and dryness, and temperature changes.


Frost action is an example of this type of weathering.?

mechanical


Is a type of physical weathering.?

Frost action is a type of physical weathering caused by the expansion of water when it freezes and contracts when it thaws. This repeated freeze-thaw cycle weakens rocks and can lead to the breakdown of rock surfaces.


What are the three agents for physical mechanical weathering?

The three agents for physical mechanical weathering are ice (frost action), wind (abrasion), and water (running water).


What are the six major causes of mechanical weathering?

Mechanical weathering - Disintegration - breaks down into smaller pieces, no new substance. Frost Action, Abrasion, Gravity, Organic Activity, Wetting and Drying, and Joint Sheeting are the six major causes of mechanical weathering.